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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2019

By
David Seidl ,
Georg von Krogh  and
Richard Whittington
Edited by
David Seidl ,
Georg von Krogh  and
Richard Whittington
David Seidl
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich
Georg von Krogh
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal University (ETH), Zürich
Richard Whittington
Affiliation:
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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Summary

This Handbook provides foundations for research on a phenomenon, going under many names, that is gripping more and more organizations: Open Strategy. There is a kind of revolution here. Whereas once strategy processes were reserved for senior managers and their immediate advisers, and strategy was highly confidential, now organizations are welcoming new and larger constituencies into strategy making and sharing unprecedented amounts of strategic information both internally and externally. Compared to the old conventions, Open Strategy promises radical advances in strategic inclusiveness and transparency (Whittington et al., 2011; Hautz et al., 2017).

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Cambridge Handbook of Open Strategy , pp. 1 - 6
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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